THE LUSITANIA TORPEDOED

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 203, 8 May 1915, Page 5

THE LUSITANIA TORPEDOED

v NORTH OF IRELAND 1300 PASSENGERS ABOARD ■- ' "* ■ ..■i:l\--VK^i-M MANY CONFLICTING REPORTS OUR BOYS IN TURKEY SPLENDID REPORTS -. s OF BRAVERY AND DASH rj\- mmmmmm —*—■* Vjliiiii.' - irfj-» SIGNIFICANT NEWS FROM ITALY

AMERICAN LINER TORPEDOED.

1,300 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. (Extraordinary. Press Association.) (Bee. 8 a.m.) NEW YORK,- May 7. The Lusjtania, carrying 1,300 pas-an-gers, was torpedoed and sunk off ::insale, Ireland. Assistance has teen sent. t THE VESSEL BEACHED. CREW AND PASSENGERS ALA SAVED. (Reed. 10.15 a.m.) The Cunard Steamshhip Company state that a submarine sunk the Allantic liner "Lusitania," off Old Head, near Kinslane, at 2.30. It is unknown whether any passengers were saved. (Extraordinary Ptess Assn.) (Reed. 10.55 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 7. A despatch printed here say s that the Lusitania was beached. Passengers and crew are safe. SAFETY UNCERTAIN. J>F PASSENGERS AND CREW. "An Extraordinary cablegram from New York now states that it is uncertain whether, all were saved. LUSITANIA PASSENGERS. NEW ZEALANDERS ABOARD. AUCKLAND, Thi s Day. Mr J C. Macky, of Macky, Logan, Caldwell and Company wtih. his wife and family had booked passages by tjhe Lusitania. FEARS FOR SAFETY. OF THOSE ABOARD. (Reed. 11.40 am.) NEW YORK, May 8. FeaTs are enter tain ed .that not all the passengers are safe. One account says that she sunk in 21 minutes, after being struck without warning, and that 300 landed at Clonakulty. GERMAN THREATS. .

. TREATED WITH LEVITY. i y (Reed. 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 7. When leaving New York the captain laughed at the German threats. He said: We are too .fast for tjhem. After being torpedoed,, he sent a wireless, "Come at once. 1 " The liner has a big list and her position is ten miles south of Kinsale. It is believed that Mr Hearst, proprietor of Pro-German newspapers was aboard; also Mr Alfred Vanderbilt. The Lusitania had 290 first-class, 662 second, 361 third class passengers, and a crew of 665. SUBMARINE PIRACY. TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING. TWO STEAMERS SUNK (Re«£!*2o.ls a.m.) LONDON, May 7. A submarine sunk the steamer Candidate, in the Irish'; Sea without any warning. One boat •slipped. The GermanA did not offer: help, but all were : ;jMMreor : ' ».. '-/"; \^ : '-'""-/'"'. CJjfce steamer Cenjtoripn, bonad for D#han, -was torpedoed j3O miles eff Tttsitar The crew of s(£ landed .at. Wexford C". •■■',, •■.•■ >•■;.■ x^yxg^'

AWFUL SCIENTIFIC TORTURE

GAS PATIENTS VISITED. EFFECTS MOST HORRIFYING. (Reed. 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 7. A correspondent wjho gas victims found the patients propped up, their faces, arms and hands being of a grey-black colour, their mouths were open and they had leadglazed eyes. All were swaying backwards and forwards struggling for breath. It was an appalling sightand practically nothing can be done for them beyond giving emetics The gas fills, the lungs with watery frothy matter, gradually increasing until lungs are filled and they die of suffocation in a day or two. Hundreds died in the trenches and half those reaching hospital succumb. Without doubt it i s the most awful form of scientific torture

BALTIC NAVAL ACTIVITY.

GERMANS GOING EAST, (Reed. 1.45 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, May <J. Four German cruisers and eight torpsdoers were seen in the Baltic, going east.

TEENCHES RECAPTURED

ON HILL SIXTY, The High Commissioner reports, under date London, May 6th, 9.50 p.m. Field Mars.hhal French reports the recapture by British of more lost ranches on Hill GO on Wednesday svehijig. Fighting still continues in that locality. FRENCH COMMUNIQUES. GERMANS FAIL AT BAGATELLE. • (Rccd. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, May 7. Tho'Fi'ench Embassy has received a communique stating that the German attack en Bagatelle completely failed. Violent artillery duels continue northwards of in th G neighbour hood of Vanquois. JAPAN MAKES NEW PROPOSALS. (Reed. 9.20 a.m.) TOKIO, May 7. A Reuter message states that Japan has further modified her original- proposals and ha fi instructed her Minister at Pekin to renew efforts for a solution. China offered to yield practically (everything except a few demands, about which they were making new proposals. %

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

.. i ALL POSITIONS HELD. AGAINST SUPERIOR FORCES. The Prime Minister has received th e following from the High Commissioner dated London, May 7th, 5.20 a.m. On the right bank of the Orzec, in North Poland, the Russians repulsed an impetuous German attack, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. East of Malwa railway the Russians, by .a surprise attack, captured a farm and retained, it against incessant cqunter. attacks, 1000- Germans were killed. ! Between the Vistula arid the Carpajthians the battle was continued with &■?s -j?SfJiJSWi : :-$P$ eneiny*B 'main ©ff|p*Vlsn£dfreeicd tpyaxd* Jasio. T*.e Russians were severely tried owing to the auperfority of the ienemy's heavy artillery, bnt ;the feaamy imfftfed heav-" ily whan attempting to attack.

DARDANELLES PROGRESS.

AUSTRALASIANS PUSHING ON. FLEET DOES GREAT DAMAGE. (Reed. 1.45 p.m.) p.lay}, 6< The "Daily Chronicle's" cc> respondent, before Gallipoli, writing on Sunday, states that th e most prominent featur e since his last message is the great damage done to the Narrows by the gun; 8 of the Fleet and tjhe. artillery of land Maidows was still afire. On Friday afternoon the Queen Elizabeth was getting, destructive shots on Boghali Kalessi, opposite Ngara, until the place was afire. Chanak was afire at midday on Saturday. It is ievident the fleet made considerable progress. Australians and New Zealanders were pushing on towards the coast, opposite Ngara, and the pitter patter of their machine guns can be clearly (heard. In the Ogean'Sea battleships, at the entrance to the Dardanelles, late on Saturday, shelled positions inland to facilitate land progress The French at Kum Kale report a week's progress, which is amply satisfactory in every way. A STRATEGIC DIVERS^iON. FRENCH LANDING IN TURKEY. (Reed. 10.15 a.m.) PARIS, May 7. Official: A regiment of Colonial infantry on the 25th April, and a battery of 70 quickfirers, which were ordered to create a diversion on the Asiatic shore landed at Kum Kalessi under the protection of guns on French ships. Disembarkation was carried out under good conditions and the force marched to Kenisheher, where a fierce fight began that night and continued th e following day. Tjhe Turks, who were in greatly superior numbers, suffered heavily and 500 were taken prisoners. Re-embarkation of the troops was effected on the night of the 26th, uitfW.r th£ Support of jthe Meanwhile large forces landed at Gallipoli

UNPARALLELED SERVICES.

RENDERED BY DOMINIONS. NATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. (Reed. 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 7. The National Patriotic Organisation have arranged to meet in the Guildhall on the 19th when Mr Asquith will move and Mr Bonar Law will second a resolution recording th e meeting's abiding gratitude for the unparalleled services rendered by the Dominions and other parts of the Empire in a struggle to maintain the ideals of liberty and justice which are common to the sacred cause of the Allies. The High ommissioners for New Zealand South Africa and Canada will acknowledge th e resolution, and Lord Crewe and Mr ITarcourt will speak

SOLDIERS WOUNDED.

RELATIVES REQUESTS. DEFA RTMENTAL EXPLANATIONS. The Post and Telegraph Depart tneiU has forwarded the following in formation for publication: A large number of requests are bein'jr made by relations of members of the expeditionary force for further information regarding the nature of injuries or" to convey messages of sympathy to troopers. The Military records that the Office at Alexandria is working at high pressure, but will no doubt furnish neecssary details at the earliest possible moment In th e circumstances it i s regretted that, it is impossible for th e Dersnce authorities t' reply to inquiries of any kind excepting cases reported of exceptionally serious or dangerously wounded soldiers Persons presenting telegrams seeking information or of conveying good wishes, • etc., to soldiers reported a& Hvoundjsd or wounded, should be requested to take advantage of special telegram to soldiers' week-end messages. ,

CANADIANS NOT DISCOURAGED. P. M. B. FISHER INTERVIEWED. GAVE MORE THAN RECEIVED. (Reed 8.40 a.m.) ' LONDON, May 7. Mr F. M. B. Fisher, late New Zealand's Minister of Customs, intiervJe?rcd at Vancouver, -said many people believed the day had come when Conada, Australia and New Zealand should equip a fleet sufficiently strong to protect tbeir respective countries, relieving: .Britain of | iihe responsibility- but all it made perfectly clear that all ihcvDnminions agreed with "Britain's war . ':!- ••;■ ' ■■•■■. • ,/•* -■ The. -(Canadians' Minister of MillUh flrdK rlienriistlp- cause for discouragr. ment in Canada's foea-vy-logs. He pc»n;;-; out ,th:it 'o3* own adm'issip-V* wherein Cmsa#'l&fls were ihe.U* (mts: - '<■■'-•■ ■•"•' i ...